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    White-tailed Kite

    Diurnal Birds of Prey

    White-tailed Kite

    Elanus leucurus

    All Year

    Diurnal Birds of Prey

    White-tailed Kite

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    White-tailed Kite

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    The long whitish tail and black shoulders make the adult unmistakable.  It has long pointed wings and soars and glides.  Immatures are similar to adults with buffy breasts.

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